Sperm penetration and transformation of sperm entry site in eggs of the freshwater teleost Rhodeus ocellatus ocellatus

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 229, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 191-200

  Ohta, Tadayuki ^a   Nashirozawa, Chie ^a  

^a AICHI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

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EID: 0029800255     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199608)229:2<191::AID-JMOR4>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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